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Table Of Contents

Configuring Virtual Ethernet Interfaces

Information About vEthernet Interfaces

Licensing Requirements for vEthernet Interfaces

Platform Support

Configuring vEthernet Interfaces

Configuring Global Settings for vEthernet Interfaces

Configuring a Description for a vEthernet Interface

Configuring the VMware DVPort ID on a vEthernet Interface

Configuring Static Pinning on a vEthernet Interface

Configuring a vEthernet Access Interface

Configuring a vEthernet Trunk Interface

Configuring a Private VLAN on a vEthernet Interface

Configuring an IPv4 ACL on a vEthernet Interface

Configuring a MAC ACL on a vEthernet Interface

Configuring SPAN on a vEthernet Interface

Enabling or Disabling a vEthernet Interface

Displaying vEthernet Interface Summary Information

Displaying vEthernet Interface Port Status

Displaying vEthernet Interface Statistics

Displaying Virtual Ethernet Module Statistics

Field Descriptions for vEthernet Interfaces

Virtual Ethernet: Device Details

Virtual Ethernet: Device Status

Virtual Ethernet: Port Details: Basic Settings Section

Virtual Ethernet: Port Details: Port Mode Settings Section

Virtual Ethernet: Port Details: Advanced Settings Section

Virtual Ethernet: Port Status: Port Status Section

Additional References

Related Documents

Standards

Feature History for vEthernet Interfaces


Configuring Virtual Ethernet Interfaces

This chapter describes how to configure virtual Ethernet (vEthernet or vEth) interfaces using Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM).

This chapter includes the following sections:

•Information About vEthernet Interfaces

•Licensing Requirements for vEthernet Interfaces

•Platform Support

•Configuring vEthernet Interfaces

•Field Descriptions for vEthernet Interfaces

•Additional References

•Feature History for vEthernet Interfaces

Information About vEthernet Interfaces

Virtual Ethernet (vEthernet or vEth) interfaces are logical interfaces. Each vEthernet interface corresponds to a switch interface that is connected to a virtual port. The interface types are as follows:

•Virtual Machine (VM) (interfaces connected to VM NICs)

•Service console

•vmkernel

vEthernet interfaces are created on the Cisco NX-OS to represent virtual ports in use on the distributed virtual switch.

Note System-message logging levels for the Virtual Ethernet interfaces feature must meet or exceed Cisco DCNM requirements. During device discovery, Cisco DCNM detects inadequate logging levels and raises them to the minimum requirements. Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches that run Cisco NX-OS Release 4.0 are an exception. For Cisco NX-OS Release 4.0, prior to device discovery, use the command-line interface to configure logging levels to meet or exceed Cisco DCNM requirements. For more information, see the Fundamentals Configuration Guide, Cisco DCNM for LAN, Release 5.x .

Licensing Requirements for vEthernet Interfaces

The following table shows the licensing requirements for this feature:

Product
License Requirement

Cisco DCNM

vEthernet interfaces require no license. Any feature not included in a license package is bundled with the Cisco DCNM and is provided at no charge to you. For information about obtaining and installing a Cisco DCNM LAN Enterprise license, see the Fundamentals Configuration Guide, Cisco DCNM for LAN, Release 5.x .

Cisco NX-OS

vEthernet interfaces require no license. Any feature not included in a license package is bundled with the Cisco NX-OS system images and is provided at no extra charge to you. For an explanation of the Cisco NX-OS licensing scheme for your platform, see the licensing guide for your platform.


Platform Support

The following platform supports this feature. For platform-specific information, including guidelines and limitations, system defaults, and configuration limits, see the corresponding documentation.

Platform
Documentation

Cisco Nexus 1000V Series Switches

Cisco Nexus 1000V Series Switch Documentation


Configuring vEthernet Interfaces

You can configure vEthernet interfaces in Cisco DCNM.

This section includes the following topics:

•Configuring Global Settings for vEthernet Interfaces

•Configuring a Description for a vEthernet Interface

•Configuring the VMware DVPort ID on a vEthernet Interface

•Configuring Static Pinning on a vEthernet Interface

•Configuring a vEthernet Access Interface

•Configuring a vEthernet Trunk Interface

•Configuring a Private VLAN on a vEthernet Interface

•Configuring an IPv4 ACL on a vEthernet Interface

•Configuring a MAC ACL on a vEthernet Interface

•Configuring SPAN on a vEthernet Interface

•Enabling or Disabling a vEthernet Interface

•Displaying vEthernet Interface Summary Information

•Displaying vEthernet Interface Port Status

•Displaying vEthernet Interface Statistics

•Displaying Virtual Ethernet Module Statistics

Configuring Global Settings for vEthernet Interfaces

You can configure a device to automatically configure vEthernet interfaces, delete inactive vEthernet interfaces, and detach duplicate vEthernet interface activations.

DETAILED STEPS

Step 1 From the Feature Selector pane, choose Interfaces > Logical > Virtual Ethernet.

Devices that support this feature appear in the Summary pane.

Step 2 From the Summary pane, choose the desired device.

Step 3 In the Details pane, click the Device Details tab.

Step 4 (Optional) To configure a device to automatically configure vEthernet interfaces, click Auto Setup.

Step 5 (Optional) To configure a device to automatically delete inactive vEthernet interfaces, click Auto Delete.

Step 6 (Optional) To configure a device to automatically detach duplicate vEthernet interface activations, click Force Detach.

Step 7 From the menu bar, choose File > Deploy to apply your changes to the device.

Configuring a Description for a vEthernet Interface

You can configure a description for a vEthernet interface. If you do not add a description to the vEthernet interface, then one of the following descriptions is added at attach time. If you add a description and then remove it, then one of the following descriptions is added to the interface:

•For a VM—VM-Name, Network Adapter number

•For a VMK—VMware VMkernel, vmk number

•For a VSWIF—VMware Service Console, vswif number

DETAILED STEPS

Step 1 From the Feature Selector pane, choose Interfaces > Logical > Virtual Ethernet.

Devices that support this feature appear in the Summary pane.

Step 2 From the Summary pane, expand the desired device.

Folders containing the vEthernet interfaces appear.

By default, vEthernet interfaces are grouped according to the virtual Ethernet module (VEM) to which they belong. You can also group them according to the Virtual Machine (VM) to which they have been associated by clicking VEM-VM-VETH in the upper right corner of the Summary pane.

Folders named Unknown contain vEthernet interfaces that have not been associated with a network interface card (also called nonparticipating interfaces).

Step 3 Expand the desired folder.

Step 4 Choose the desired interface.

Step 5 In the Details pane, click the Port Details tab.

Step 6 Expand the Basic Settings content.

Step 7 In the Description field, enter a description for the interface.

Step 8 From the menu bar, choose File > Deploy to apply your changes to the device.

Configuring the VMware DVPort ID on a vEthernet Interface

You can configure the VMware DVPort ID on vEthernet interfaces that have not been associated with a network interface card (also called nonparticipating interfaces). These interfaces are grouped in the Unknown folder.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

If you do not want a default description to be assigned, configure the vEthernet interface with a description. For more information, see the "Configuring a Description for a vEthernet Interface" section.

DETAILED STEPS

Step 1 From the Feature Selector pane, choose Interfaces > Logical > Virtual Ethernet.

Devices that support this feature appear in the Summary pane.

Step 2 From the Summary pane, expand the desired device.

Folders containing the vEthernet interfaces appear.

By default, vEthernet interfaces are grouped according to the virtual Ethernet module (VEM) to which they belong. You can also group them according to the Virtual Machine (VM) to which they have been associated by clicking VEM-VM-VETH in the upper right corner of the Summary pane.

Step 3 Expand the Unknown folder.

Step 4 Choose the desired interface.

Step 5 In the Details pane, click the Port Details tab.

Step 6 Expand the Basic Settings content.

Step 7 In the VMware DVPort ID field, enter an ID number from 1 to 4294967294.

Step 8 From the menu bar, choose File > Deploy to apply your changes to the device.

Configuring Static Pinning on a vEthernet Interface

You can configure static pinning on a vEthernet interface.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

If you do not want a default description to be assigned, configure the vEthernet interface with a description. For more information, see the "Configuring a Description for a vEthernet Interface" section.

DETAILED STEPS

Step 1 From the Feature Selector pane, choose Interfaces > Logical > Virtual Ethernet.

Devices that support this feature appear in the Summary pane.

Step 2 From the Summary pane, expand the desired device.

Folders containing the vEthernet interfaces appear.

By default, vEthernet interfaces are grouped according to the virtual Ethernet module (VEM) to which they belong. You can also group them according to the Virtual Machine (VM) to which they have been associated by clicking VEM-VM-VETH in the upper right corner of the Summary pane.

Folders named Unknown contain vEthernet interfaces that have not been associated with a network interface card (also called nonparticipating interfaces).

Step 3 Expand the desired folder.

Step 4 Choose the desired interface.

Step 5 In the Details pane, click the Port Details tab.

Step 6 Expand the Basic Settings content.

Step 7 In the Pinning ID field, enter an ID number from 1 to 31.

Step 8 From the menu bar, choose File > Deploy to apply your changes to the device.

Configuring a vEthernet Access Interface

You can configure a vEthernet interface for use as an access interface.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

If you do not want a default description to be assigned, configure the vEthernet interface with a description. For more information, see the "Configuring a Description for a vEthernet Interface" section.

An access port transmits packets on only one, untagged VLAN. You specify which VLAN traffic that the interface carries, which becomes the access VLAN. If you do not specify a VLAN for an access port, that interface carries traffic only on the default VLAN. The default VLAN is VLAN1.

DETAILED STEPS

Step 1 From the Feature Selector pane, choose Interfaces > Logical > Virtual Ethernet.

Devices that support this feature appear in the Summary pane.

Step 2 From the Summary pane, expand the desired device.

Folders containing the vEthernet interfaces appear.

By default, vEthernet interfaces are grouped according to the virtual Ethernet module (VEM) to which they belong. You can also group them according to the Virtual Machine (VM) to which they have been associated by clicking VEM-VM-VETH in the upper right corner of the Summary pane.

Folders named Unknown contain vEthernet interfaces that have not been associated with a network interface card (also called nonparticipating interfaces).

Step 3 Expand the desired folder.

Step 4 Choose the desired interface.

Step 5 In the Details pane, click the Port Details tab.

Step 6 Expand the Port Mode Settings content.

Step 7 In the Mode drop-down list, choose Access.

Step 8 In the Access VLAN drop-down list, do one of the following:

•Choose an existing VLAN and click OK.

•In the Assign a new VLAN ID field, enter a new VLAN ID, and if desired, check Create in the device. Click OK.

Step 9 From the menu bar, choose File > Deploy to apply your changes to the device.

Configuring a vEthernet Trunk Interface

You can configure a vEthernet interface for use as a trunk interface.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

If you do not want a default description to be assigned, configure the vEthernet interface with a description. For more information, see the "Configuring a Description for a vEthernet Interface" section.

DETAILED STEPS

Step 1 From the Feature Selector pane, choose Interfaces > Logical > Virtual Ethernet.

Devices that support this feature appear in the Summary pane.

Step 2 From the Summary pane, expand the desired device.

Folders containing the vEthernet interfaces appear.

By default, vEthernet interfaces are grouped according to the virtual Ethernet module (VEM) to which they belong. You can also group them according to the Virtual Machine (VM) to which they have been associated by clicking VEM-VM-VETH in the upper right corner of the Summary pane.

Folders named Unknown contain vEthernet interfaces that have not been associated with a network interface card (also called nonparticipating interfaces).

Step 3 Expand the desired folder.

Step 4 Choose the desired interface.

Step 5 In the Details pane, click the Port Details tab.

Step 6 Expand the Port Mode Settings content.

Step 7 In the Mode drop-down list, choose Trunk.

Step 8 In the Allowed VLAN drop-down list, choose one of the following:

•(1-3967, 4048-4093)—Specifies VLANs 1 to 3967 and 4048 to 4093 as the allowed VLANs.

•None—Specifies that no VLANs are allowed.

•Specific—Allows you to choose one or more VLANs from the list of available VLANs.

Step 9 In the Native VLAN drop-down list, do one of the following:

•Choose an existing VLAN and click OK.

•In the Assign a new VLAN ID field, enter a new VLAN ID, and if desired, check Create in the device. Click OK.

Step 10 From the menu bar, choose File > Deploy to apply your changes to the device.

Configuring a Private VLAN on a vEthernet Interface

You can configure a private VLAN (PVLAN) on a vEthernet interface.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

If you do not want a default description to be assigned, configure the vEthernet interface with a description. For more information, see the "Configuring a Description for a vEthernet Interface" section.

DETAILED STEPS

Step 1 From the Feature Selector pane, choose Interfaces > Logical > Virtual Ethernet.

Devices that support this feature appear in the Summary pane.

Step 2 From the Summary pane, expand the desired device.

Folders containing the vEthernet interfaces appear.

By default, vEthernet interfaces are grouped according to the virtual Ethernet module (VEM) to which they belong. You can also group them according to the Virtual Machine (VM) to which they have been associated by clicking VEM-VM-VETH in the upper right corner of the Summary pane.

Folders named Unknown contain vEthernet interfaces that have not been associated with a network interface card (also called nonparticipating interfaces).

Step 3 Expand the desired folder.

Step 4 Choose the desired interface.

Step 5 In the Details pane, click the Port Details tab.

Step 6 Expand the Port Mode Settings content.

Step 7 In the Mode drop-down list, do one of the following:

•To create a private VLAN host, choose PVLAN Host, and in the Secondary VLAN drop-down list, choose a secondary VLAN.

•To create a private VLAN in promiscuous mode, choose PVLAN Promiscuous, and in the Secondary VLANs drop-down list, choose one or more secondary VLANs.

The primary VLAN is attached to the secondary VLAN, and it will automatically be entered in the primary VLAN field.

Step 8 From the menu bar, choose File > Deploy to apply your changes to the device.

Configuring an IPv4 ACL on a vEthernet Interface

You can configure an IPv4 access control list (ACL) on a vEthernet interface.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

If you do not want a default description to be assigned, configure the vEthernet interface with a description. For more information, see the "Configuring a Description for a vEthernet Interface" section.

DETAILED STEPS

Step 1 From the Feature Selector pane, choose Interfaces > Logical > Virtual Ethernet.

Devices that support this feature appear in the Summary pane.

Step 2 From the Summary pane, expand the desired device.

Folders containing the vEthernet interfaces appear.

By default, vEthernet interfaces are grouped according to the virtual Ethernet module (VEM) to which they belong. You can also group them according to the Virtual Machine (VM) to which they have been associated by clicking VEM-VM-VETH in the upper right corner of the Summary pane.

Folders named Unknown contain vEthernet interfaces that have not been associated with a network interface card (also called nonparticipating interfaces).

Step 3 Expand the desired folder.

Step 4 Choose the desired interface.

Step 5 In the Details pane, click the Port Details tab.

Step 6 Expand the Advanced Settings content.

Step 7 In the IPv4 ACL field, choose an ACL for incoming traffic and an ACL for outgoing traffic.

Step 8 From the menu bar, choose File > Deploy to apply your changes to the device.

Configuring a MAC ACL on a vEthernet Interface

You can configure a MAC ACL on a vEthernet interface.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

If you do not want a default description to be assigned, configure the vEthernet interface with a description. For more information, see the "Configuring a Description for a vEthernet Interface" section.

DETAILED STEPS

Step 1 From the Feature Selector pane, choose Interfaces > Logical > Virtual Ethernet.

Devices that support this feature appear in the Summary pane.

Step 2 From the Summary pane, expand the desired device.

Folders containing the vEthernet interfaces appear.

By default, vEthernet interfaces are grouped according to the virtual Ethernet module (VEM) to which they belong. You can also group them according to the Virtual Machine (VM) to which they have been associated by clicking VEM-VM-VETH in the upper right corner of the Summary pane.

Folders named Unknown contain vEthernet interfaces that have not been associated with a network interface card (also called nonparticipating interfaces).

Step 3 Expand the desired folder.

Step 4 Choose the desired interface.

Step 5 In the Details pane, click the Port Details tab.

Step 6 Expand the Advanced Settings content.

Step 7 In the MAC ACL field, choose an ACL for incoming traffic and an ACL for outgoing traffic.

Step 8 From the menu bar, choose File > Deploy to apply your changes to the device.

Configuring SPAN on a vEthernet Interface

You can configure SPAN on a vEthernet interface that are participating (associated with card). For nonparticipating interfaces, SPAN cannot be configured.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

If you do not want a default description to be assigned, configure the vEthernet interface with a description. For more information, see the "Configuring a Description for a vEthernet Interface" section.

DETAILED STEPS

Step 1 From the Feature Selector pane, choose Interfaces > Logical > Virtual Ethernet.

Devices that support this feature appear in the Summary pane.

Step 2 From the Summary pane, expand the desired device.

Folders containing the vEthernet interfaces appear.

By default, vEthernet interfaces are grouped according to the virtual Ethernet module (VEM) to which they belong. You can also group them according to the Virtual Machine (VM) to which they have been associated by clicking VEM-VM-VETH in the upper right corner of the Summary pane.

Folders named Unknown contain vEthernet interfaces that have not been associated with a network interface card (also called nonparticipating interfaces).

Step 3 Expand the desired folder.

Step 4 Choose the desired interface.

Step 5 In the Details pane, click the Port Details tab.

Step 6 Expand the Advanced Settings content.

Step 7 In the SPAN field, choose the source or destination as the SPAN interface.

Step 8 From the menu bar, choose File > Deploy to apply your changes to the device.

Enabling or Disabling a vEthernet Interface

You can enable or disable a vEthernet interface.

DETAILED STEPS

Step 1 From the Feature Selector pane, choose Interfaces > Logical > Virtual Ethernet.

Devices that support this feature appear in the Summary pane.

Step 2 From the Summary pane, expand the desired device.

Folders containing the vEthernet interfaces appear.

By default, vEthernet interfaces are grouped according to the virtual Ethernet module (VEM) to which they belong. You can also group them according to the Virtual Machine (VM) to which they have been associated by clicking VEM-VM-VETH in the upper right corner of the Summary pane.

Folders named Unknown contain vEthernet interfaces that have not been associated with a network interface card (also called nonparticipating interfaces).

Step 3 Expand the desired folder.

Step 4 Choose the desired interface.

Step 5 Do one of the following:

•To enable the interface, choose Actions > Admin Up.

•To disable the interface, choose Actions > Admin Down.

Step 6 From the menu bar, choose File > Deploy to apply your changes to the device.

Displaying vEthernet Interface Summary Information

You can display summary information about the vEthernet interface, such as its name, description, port profile, mode, administrative and operational status, VM name, and VM adapter.

DETAILED STEPS

Step 1 From the Feature Selector pane, choose Interfaces > Logical > Virtual Ethernet.

Devices that support this feature appear in the Summary pane.

Step 2 From the Summary pane, expand the desired device.

Folders containing the vEthernet interfaces appear.

By default, vEthernet interfaces are grouped according to the virtual Ethernet module (VEM) to which they belong. You can also group them according to the Virtual Machine (VM) to which they have been associated by clicking VEM-VM-VETH in the upper right corner of the Summary pane.

Folders named Unknown contain vEthernet interfaces that have not been associated with a network interface card (also called nonparticipating interfaces).

Step 3 Expand the desired folder.

Displaying vEthernet Interface Port Status

You can display port status information about a vEthernet interface.

DETAILED STEPS

Step 1 From the Feature Selector pane, choose Interfaces > Logical > Virtual Ethernet.

Devices that support this feature appear in the Summary pane.

Step 2 From the Summary pane, expand the desired device.

Folders containing the vEthernet interfaces appear.

By default, vEthernet interfaces are grouped according to the virtual Ethernet module (VEM) to which they belong. You can also group them according to the Virtual Machine (VM) to which they have been associated by clicking VEM-VM-VETH in the upper right corner of the Summary pane.

Folders named Unknown contain vEthernet interfaces that have not been associated with a network interface card (also called nonparticipating interfaces).

Step 3 Expand the desired folder.

Step 4 Choose the desired interface.

Step 5 From the Details pane, click the Port Status tab.

The port status information appears.

Displaying vEthernet Interface Statistics

The following window appears in the Statistics tab:

•Traffic Statistics Chart—Displays statistics on the total number of packets received and transmitted, the number of multicast and broadcast packets received and transmitted, the number of octets/bytes received and transmitted, and the number of inbound packets that were dropped.

For more information on collecting statistics for this feature, see the Fundamentals Configuration Guide, Cisco DCNM for LAN, Release 5.x .

Displaying Virtual Ethernet Module Statistics

The following window appears in the Statistics tab:

•Uplink Traffic Statistics Chart—Displays statistics on the total number of packets received and transmitted, the number of multicast, broadcast, and unicast packets received and transmitted, and the number of octets/bytes received and transmitted.

•Vcs Traffic Statistics Chart—Displays statistics about the Virtual Machine.

For more information on collecting statistics for this feature, see the Fundamentals Configuration Guide, Cisco DCNM for LAN, Release 5.x .

Field Descriptions for vEthernet Interfaces

This section includes the following field descriptions for the vEthernet interface feature:

•Virtual Ethernet: Device Details

•Virtual Ethernet: Device Status

•Virtual Ethernet: Port Details: Basic Settings Section

•Virtual Ethernet: Port Details: Port Mode Settings Section

•Virtual Ethernet: Port Details: Advanced Settings Section

•Virtual Ethernet: Port Status: Port Status Section

Virtual Ethernet: Device Details

Table 8-1 Virtual Ethernet: Device Details

Field
Description

Auto Setup

Specifies for the device to automatically configure vEthernet interfaces.

Auto Delete

Specifies for the device to automatically delete inactive vEthernet interfaces.

Force Detach

Specifies for the device to automatically detach duplicate vEthernet interface activations.


Virtual Ethernet: Device Status

Table 8-2 Virtual Ethernet: Device Status

Field
Description

Port Mode

Display only. Port mode (Access, Trunk, PVLAN Host, PVLAN Promiscuous).

Total

Display only. Total number of interfaces of the corresponding port mode.

Active

Display only. Number of active interfaces of the corresponding port mode.

Admin Down

Display only. Number of interfaces that are administratively down of the corresponding port mode.

Operationally Down

Display only. Number of interfaces that are operationally down of the corresponding port mode.


Virtual Ethernet: Port Details: Basic Settings Section

Table 8-3 Virtual Ethernet: Port Details: Basic Settings Section

Field
Description

Name

Display only. Name of the interface.

Admin Status

State (Up or Down) of the interface.

Pinning ID

ID number of the subgroup to which the interface is attached (pinned).

Description

Word or phrase that describes the interface.

Port Profile

Name of the port profile to which the interface belongs.

VMWare DVPort ID

ID number of the VMware DVPort.


Virtual Ethernet: Port Details: Port Mode Settings Section

Table 8-4 Virtual Ethernet: Port Details: Port Mode Settings Section

Field
Description

Mode

Port mode assigned to the interface. Valid choices are Access, Trunk, PVLAN Host, and PVLAN Promiscuous.

Access

Access VLAN

ID number of the VLAN to be used for access ports. The default is VLAN 1.

Trunk

Encapsulation

Display only. Tagging method (IEEE 802.1Q) used to identify the VLAN to which a frame and packet belong.

Allowed VLAN

ID number of the VLANs allowed to transmit data on interfaces that belong to this port profile. The range is 1 to 4094, and the default is 1.

VLANs 3968 to 4047 and 4094 are allocated for internal device use and do not carry data traffic.

Native VLAN

ID number of the native VLAN to be used for trunk ports. The default is VLAN 1.


Virtual Ethernet: Port Details: Advanced Settings Section

Table 8-5 Virtual Ethernet: Port Details: Advanced Settings Section 

Field
Description
IPv4 ACL

Incoming Ipv4 Traffic

IPv4 ACL that filters ingress traffic on the interface. By default, this list is blank.

Outgoing Ipv4 Traffic

IPv4 ACL that filters egress traffic on the interface. By default, this list is blank.

MAC ACL

Incoming Traffic

MAC ACL that filters ingress traffic on the interface. By default, this list is blank.

Outgoing Traffic

MAC ACL that filters egress traffic on the interface. By default, this list is blank.

SPAN

Use Interface as SPAN

Source or destination for this interface.

Session ID

SPAN session ID where interface is applied.

Type

Display only. Session type.

Direction: Ingress

Monitor ingress packets.

Direction: Egress

Monitor egress packets.


Virtual Ethernet: Port Status: Port Status Section

Table 8-6 Virtual Ethernet: Port Status: Port Status Section

Field
Description

Operational Status

Display only. Operational status of the interface. The default is down. Valid values are as follows:

•Up

•Down

Status Description

Display only. Description of the operational status.


Additional References

For additional information related to implementing access and trunk port modes, see the following sections:

•Related Documents

•Standards

Related Documents

Related Topic
Document Title

Port Profiles

Cisco Nexus 1000V Port Profile Configuration Guide, Release 4.0(4)SV1(2)

VLANs and private VLANs

Cisco Nexus 1000V Layer 2 Switching Configuration Guide, Release 4.0(4)SV1(2)

System management

Cisco Nexus 1000V System Management Configuration Guide, Release 4.0(4)SV1(2)


Standards

Standards
Title

No new or modified standards are supported by this feature, and support for existing standards has not been modified by this feature.

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Feature History for vEthernet Interfaces

This section provides the feature history for vEthernet interface parameters.

Feature Name
Releases
Feature Information

vEthernet interfaces

5.0

This feature was introduced.